If you’re tired of the cold weather, this week’s trend is for you! Monday will bring us a warmer but very windy day with highs in the mid 50s and winds SW 15-25 with gusts to 30. By the end of the week, temps will be in the 60s. Our good friends at the National Weather Service looked up some interesting statistics for us today as you can see above. This info was on their “Area Forecast Discussion” today which you can read by clicking below on “read more”.

But this time of the year, warming trends could spell chances for strong storms. We expect to see thunderstorms next weekend, and we may have to watch them carefully for the possibility of severe weather. It’s way too early to tell how it will pan out, but it is something we will be talking about as the week wears on.
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This second round of snow that has been pushing across Middle Tennessee this afternoon has had trouble sticking in many areas (exceptions north of Nashville and east Middle Tennessee). However, it has not allowed the roads to dry. Once the sun goes down temps will fall below freezing. That, along with the removal of the filtered sunlight hitting the roads, will cause any moisture to freeze over on the roads causing treacherous driving conditions. Secondary roads will be especially vulnerable to this.

It will be near sunset before this round of snow ends in Nashville, later to the east. And there could be another round later tonight.

I say that if you don’t have to drive tonight, don’t. The problems will be worse in the outlying counties.